1. Islam and Divorce

2. Learning Objectives To understand Muslim beliefs about Divorce To compare and contrast how a woman and a man divorce each other in Islam

3. Taboo Look at the card in front of you. You must now try to explain what the word in BOLD is to your partner without mentioning the key words below it

4. What does Islam teach about divorce? 1.The basic principle for Muslims is that marriage should last until death. 2.Muslims value family life very highly, therefore if the marriage can be saved then it should be. 3.Divorce is a last resort, only to be used when all attempts at saving the marriage have failed.

5. Men divorcing women There are two main ways in which a Muslim man can divorce his wife: a)The husband says ‘I divorce you’ to his wife. There is then an IDDAH period of waiting to allow reflection and hopefully reconciliation. If the couple do not reconcile after three months, the divorce goes ahead. b)The husband says ‘I divorce you’ three times to his wife at the same time. They are now divorced. When a man initiates a divorce he must return his wife’s Dowry, and make sure she is financially ok, he is responsible for Any children.

6. Watch this! Watch this recent clip of Eastenders. From watching this clip do you think divorce is to be taken into lightly in Islam?

7. Women divorcing men If a woman wishes to divorce her husband, she can ask for a divorce by ‘Khul, which means she can have her case presented to a Shari’ah court. A Muslim woman can seek a divorce for the following reasons: Adultery Desertion Lack of maintenance by her husband Harm by her husband Insults to her or her parents Breaking any other part of the Nikah (marriage contract)

8. Task On the worksheet on front of you is a paragraph of writing. Your task is to: 1.Highlight all the INCORRECT words on the sheet, using a highlighter pen. 2.Replace the incorrect words with the CORRECT words

9. Exam question Explain how a religious faith might influence a couple who want a divorce? (4) Extension Do you thin divorce is acceptable? When is it and when is it not? Explain your answer in detail

10. Learning Objectives To understand Muslim beliefs about Divorce To compare and contrast how a woman and a man divorce each other in Islam

11. 1.You will be given a bingo card. 2.On that card you will have some of the Key words. 3.I will pick at random one of the definition and read it out 4.If the definition matches one of your key words on your card you cross it out.